It's interesting how big of an issue homosexuality has been over the past decade. I'm not saying I condemn homosexuals, but I can't help but wonder how people from the 50s, 60s, or 70s would have reacted had they known about this. just a quandary.

I'm sure it depends entirely where the location is, in terms of what they call it. I would just say married in either case.

I think homosexuality has actually become much less of an issue, over time.

Alan Turing - often referred to as the father of computers - killed himself when suggestions were made that he might be homosexual. I don't think he'd do that, now. Not when you have TV shows on prime time TV networks that play off of it (Will & Grace).

In fact, I think homosexuality, as a taboo, has largely been replaced to anything having to do with kids. For example, this:

There is no crime so horrible... wrote:that even being accused of it should ruin one's life. Virginia Tech shooting had a false suspect. The mistake has been revealed and he is fine now. Why should this be any different? We can not allow ourselves to become so horrified by anything that we embark on a witchhunt without due process and skepticism. Otherwise, corrupt government or an angry neighbor can ruin your life by just suggesting you are a pedophile. Or distract people from real problems - deaths in Iraq, global warming, poverty - by dishing out some juicy news to keep the media busy.

But I digress. I think homosexuality is still a big issue for many people, but I think it's been superceeded by another issue.